Abstract:
A transmitter for producing control signals of precisely predetermined duration, for example, for remote control of a television receiver or other apparatus, has an oscillator operable to generate a signal, a switching transistor operable to connect the oscillator with an operating voltage source, and a switching assembly selectively operable to cause operation of the switching transistor and also to determine the charging time constant of a charging circuit by which the period of operation of the oscillator is controlled.
Abstract:
Gas generation in a battery is suppressed, and high safety is realized. The battery is composed of a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material is formed on a positive electrode collector, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material is formed on a negative electrode collector, a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte impregnated in the separator; and includes a heteropoly acid and/or heteropoly acid compound as an additive at least in one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolyte.
Abstract:
A digital tuning receiver having an electrically tuneable tuner and an AFT circuit is driven in a unidirectional sweep by the D/A converted output of a reversible counter. The reversible counter continues to count input pulses, and the unidirectional sweep continues until stopped by the reception of a signal which produces a first signal from an AFT frequency discriminator followed within a predetermined time by a second signal of opposite polarity from the AFT frequency discriminator. The number stored in the stopped reversible counter may be further adjusted by AFT signals and stored for later recall. If the second signal is not received within a predetermined time, as occurs with spurious beat signals, the sweep is not stopped but continues until a proper signal is received.
Abstract:
A digital tuning receiver having an electrically tuneable tuner and an AFT circuit is driven in a unidirectional sweep by the D/A converted output of a reversible counter. The reversible counter continues to count input pulses, and the unidirectional sweep continues until stopped by the reception of a signal which produces a first signal from an AFT frequency discriminator followed within a predetermined time by a second signal of opposite polarity from the AFT frequency discriminator. The number stored in the stopped reversible counter may be further adjusted by AFT signals and stored for later recall. If the second signal is not received within a predetermined time, as occurs with spurious beat signals, the sweep is not stopped but continues until a proper signal is received.
Abstract:
A digital tuning receiver having an electric tuning tuner with at least one signal-controlled variable reactance element which converts an input radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency signal, a demodulating circuit connected to the tuner for reproducing a desired signal, a frequency discriminating circuit connected to the tuner for generating an up-signal when a received frequency is lower than the center frequency and a down-signal when the received frequency is higher than the center frequency, a pulse generator for producing counting pulses, a counter for counting the counting pulses from the pulse generator, a tuning frequency control circuit connected to the tuner for controlling the tuning frequency of the tuner in response to the condition of the counter, a first flip-flop circuit for controlling the supply of counting pulses to the counter, and an up-sweep starting device or down-sweep starting device for setting the first flip-flop circuit. In this case, the receiver further has a second flip-flop circuit which is set when a set output from the first flip-flop circuit and the up-signal or down-signal from the frequency discriminating circuit exist at the same time, and a resetting circuit for resetting the first flip-flop circuit when a set output from the second flip-flop circuit and the down-signal or up-signal from the frequency discriminating circuit exist at the same time.
Abstract:
A remote control system for selectively controlling a plurality of functions includes a receiver having a decoding circuit for decoding a command signal having alternating mark periods and space periods, the decoding circuit being responsive to the length of the space period for selecting the function to be controlled.
Abstract:
A pulse generator circuit including first, second and third transistors in which the first and second transistors are associated with resistors and capacitors to form an astable multivibrator coupled power supply. The third transistor is connected between the astable multivibrator and a variable resistor, the latter being connected to the power supply and adapted to control the pulse width of an output signal derived from the astable multivibrator whereby the pulse width of the output signal is controlled to be substantially uniform regardless of changes in the power supply voltage and ambient temperature.
Abstract:
1338804 Digital to analogue converters SONY CORP 23 Sept 1971 [26 Sept 1970] 44487/71 Heading G4H [Also in Division H3] A signal transmitter comprises: a first transistor 2 coupled between a power supply 1 and an oscillator 7; a time constant circuit 9, 10, 11, 12 coupled to the transistor 2 by switches 3, 4, 5 each of which, when actuated, provides a different time constant; and a second transistor 6 coupled between the time constant circuit and the oscillator, so as to control the oscillator signals. The signals are in the form of bursts of oscillations, the burst duration being determined by the selected time constant. Actuation of one of the switches turns on transistor 2 to energize oscillator 7 and allows capacitor 12 to commence charging. When the voltage across it reaches a predetermined level transistor 6 turns on to switch off oscillator 8. Release of the actuated switch then allows capacitor 12 to discharge. In one embodiment, Fig. 1 (not shown), once the charge on capacitor 12 has fallen sufficiently for transistor 6 to cut off the only discharge path is through resistors 9, 10, 11, and in order to speed up discharge three modifications are described. In a first, Fig. 4 (not shown), an additional switch (21) is arranged to short out capacitor 12 whenever the switches 3, 4, 5 are all open. In a second modification, Fig. 5, a capacitor 24 is charged from supply 1 when transistor 2 is conductive. When transistor 2 is turned off by releasing the actuated switch, the charge on capacitor 24 turns on transistor 26 to hold the base emitter diode of transistor 6 forward biased to provide a discharge path for capacitor 12. In a third modification, Fig. 8, when transistor 2 is turned off, transistor 29 also goes off, and the rise in potential at its collector is fed via differentiating circuit 30, 31 to turn on transister 32 and thus short circuit capacitor 12.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To prevent dust from entering inside and to prevent an electronic part from jumping out when a few parts are mounted in a bulk cassette which is attached to an electronic part mounting device for holding a bulked electronic part by a holding part and mounting it on a printed board and supplies an electronic part to the holding part. CONSTITUTION: A lid member 18 with a plate-like main part 19 is provided inside an opening part formed in a bulk case mounting part of a bulk cassette rotatively. Rotation force in a direction to close an opening part by a torsion coil spring 23 is applied to a lid member. When a bulk case 26 is mounted, a projecting part 22 formed in a main part is pressed by a connection part 27 thereof and a lid member is rotated in a direction to open an opening part.
Abstract:
In a channel selecting apparatus for a television receiver having an electronic tuning tuner for changing the receiving frequency in accordance with an analog control signal applied thereto; a memory has a plurality of addresses for storing respective digital codes each identifying a respective channel, and such addresses in the memory are selectively activated so as to effect read out of the respective channel identifying digital code to a digital-to-analog converter which converts the same into a respective analog control signal for the tuner. Deviation of the receiving frequency, as established in response to the analog control signal, from the correct receiving frequency for the channel identified by the digital code then being read out of the memory is detected, and in response to a detected deviation the ditial code being received by the digital-to-analog converter is automatically modified or changed in the sense for removing said deviation and thereby effecting a fine tuning operation. In a preferred embodiment, when the detected deviation of the established receiving frequency from the correct receiving frequency exceeds a predetermined amount, the resulting modified digital code is stored in the memory in place of the read out digital code resulting in such deviation, thereby to ensure that the stored digital codes will not, with time, result in respective receiving frequencies that are outside the pull-in range of the automatic fine-tuning operation.